James Winter

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Tony Beale on 21st January 2021

Old Bailey Online (DOB comes from here) 507. JAMES WINTER was indicted for stealing, on the 18th of April , two wether sheep, value 6l. the property of James Ebsworth . JAMES EBSWORTH I live at Maidenhead; I am a salesman of Smithfield Market . On the 17th of April last, I had a number of sheep placed in a field belonging to a Mr. Phelps, at Southall ; I think there were three hundred and thirty three; among them, there was a lot the property of a gentleman named Tuckwell; there were twelve of his. They were marked on the near hip with a wheel pitch mark. I left them in the care of Colman, my drover, and I never saw the lot again until they came to Smithfield. Then two were missing from the lot belonging to Tuckwell. I afterwards found them at Uxbridge, at a butcher's of the name of Maden. They were the same sheep; that was on the 21st. JAMES COLMAN . I am drover to Mr. Ebsworth. I saw the sheep on the night of the 17th, going down the lane, leading to Mr. Phelps's field; my brother took them out of the field the next morning. I did not miss any until they came here on Thursday night. When I droved them, I found two missing; They were Mr. Tuckwell's; that was Thursday night, the 18th. On friday afternoon, I enquired after them. On Saturday morning, I went to Maden's, and found the two sheep; they were the two I had lost; they were wethers. JACOB WAKEMAN . I am servant to Mr. Maden, who is a butcher at Uxbridge. I remember Mr. Colman coming to my masters, and seeing two sheep there. Mr. James Winter brought them, I believe on Friday; he came to me about seven o'clock in the morning, and told me that he had put them in two hours before; he had put them into the pig-stye; he told me to tell my master to kill them, the moment he got up, and send them to London. He told me that they were tired sheep; my master did not kill them. They were the sheep Colman saw. Winter told me he should call again by and by. My master went up to town to him. I did not see him after. THOMAS MADEN . On the Friday morning, my boy told me what had happened. Upon that, I went to the pig-stye, and saw the sheep. They were what were clamed by Mr. Ebsworth. I saw the prisoner the same day. He told me he had put in two tired sheep out of the drove, and wished I would kill them and send them to London. He wanted me to make a dead bill of them, and give him the money. I did not consent to that. That is not the regular course of business. We never give a dead bill before the sheep are dead and sold. He left word for me to kill them, and send them to London. I suspected something, and therefore would not. JOHN WEBB . That is in the way from Southall to Uxbridge. In the afternoon of Thursday, I saw the prisoner at about two o'clock take two sheep athwait our green. I had seen him before, and knew him. He had only two; he and is dog were after them. He appeared to come from Southall, and went off for Ryslip, instead of going the nighest way to Uxbridge. That is the farthest way; It is going crossways; I think it is seven miles, or more, to go by Ryslip, and by the nearest road, it is only five miles; Ryslip way is a bad road, but is more private. (Skins produced and sworn to.) Prisoner's Defence. Mr. Maden had said very false. in saying, I asked him to make a dead bill of them. I told him I had found two stray sheep, and told him to kill them, and send them to London, but if any body owned them, I told him to let them have them. GUILTY - DEATH , aged 33. Second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Serjeant. New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856 30/7/1825 letter to Col Sec testifying to the good character of James Winter. Signed by Thomas Reddah magistrate and clergyman and Robert Townson in support of his ToL New South Wales, Australia, Tickets of Leave, 1810-1869 for James Winter no 378/1852 dated 4/8/1825. 5' 6 1/2" ruddy complexion brown to grey hair and hazel eyes

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Penny-Lyn Beale on 16th May 2020

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